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My town had German newspapers up until the civil war 😳
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Anonymous 22w

Thats actually really cool! German Americans did alot of really cool things, including playing a huge role in the Union Army and the early Republican party

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Anonymous replying to -> justinian 22w

And now Germans from the 1930s/40s have a huge role in today’s Republican Party!

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Anonymous replying to -> justinian 22w

One of my ancestors who spoke German was part of the grand army of the republic!! (He died of dysentery before seeing battle)

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